Zoobreviven

Zoobreviven and ACRI (The Association of Coffee-growers of the Rio Intag) are working together to establish a joint volunteer program. The program aims to give volunteers the experience of conservation work in the cloud forest along with the opportunity to live and work on an organic coffee farm. ACRI are an association of small coffee producers in the Intag valley. They were formed to ensure their members receive a fair price for their produce by cutting out the middlemen and selling directly to the consumer. ACRI are committed to sustainable agriculture. All members' coffee is organically produced and usually grown in the shade of native tree species. In the proposed program volunteers will spend half their time on Zoobreviven's Alto Choco Reserve helping with tree-planting and reserve management and the rest of their time assisting one of ACRI's member families with farm-work.